Saturday's Children (1929 film)

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Saturday's Children
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Directed by Gregory La Cava
Written by Forrest Halsey (dialogue and scenario)
Paul Perez (titles)
Based onSaturday's Children
by Maxwell Anderson
Starring Corinne Griffith
Grant Withers
Albert Conti
Alma Tell
Lucien Littlefield
Cinematography John F. Seitz
Edited byHugh Bennett
Music by Alois Reiser
Production
companies
Walter Morosco Productions
First National Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release dates
  • March 10, 1929 (1929-03-10)
(silent version)
  • April 14, 1929 (1929-04-14)
(sound version)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Saturday's Children is a 1929 American part-talkie romantic-comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava, and starring Corinne Griffith, Grant Withers, Albert Conti, Alma Tell, Lucien Littlefield. It is based on the 1927 play Saturday's Children by Maxwell Anderson. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 10, 1929, in silent version and April 14, 1929, in sound version. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

The film is now considered lost. [4]

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References

  1. "Saturday's Children". afi.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. "Saturday's Children". AllMovie. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. "Saturday's Children". TCM.com. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Saturday's Children